The Guardian: G2

Thursday 23 June 2005

G2 Comment & features p2

His pledged donations were so lavish that the Royal Opera House named its new atrium after him. Now Alberto Vilar is accused of theft, writes David Teather, and the opera world is unsure if he was a sham.

Comment & features p6

Ten years ago this month the Modern Review magazine imploded against a backdrop of lesbian love-affairs, office vitriol and wounding phone calls. So how did Toby Young feel about meeting co-founder Julie Burchill for the first time since their very public fallout?

Comment & features p7

Stanley Johnson: A random sample of public opinion in the bars and marketplace of Argolasti reveals that many here have been left bemused by the current turmoil in the European Union over the constitution and the budget.